Friday, 11 April 2014

Thank you for waiting*

(The lid rises as you approach.The seat is warmedand an array of buttons, not always in English,offers cleanliness beyond your wildest imaginings.)

or Mount Fuji?

(Seen on a rare clear day from the Rope Walkcable car system.)

(Seen from a boat on Lake Ashi.)

(Seen from the hotel at sunset in Tokyo.)

Puzzling notices?

or a temple covered in gold leaf?

(The Kinkaku-ji Golden Temple.)

Tasty snacks?

(Bento boxes at the station.)

or tasty snacks?

(At the Monkey Park in Arashiyama.We are in the cage, not the monkeys.)

* A frequently heard honorific greeting for talking to customers,people of seniority, or the elderly,not a concern for any delay, because we never experienced anythingbut the utmost courtesy and promptness.

Wonderful collection, Lucille, and funny! I do wonder what the 'washing position' involves, though... The Japanese do have the most beautifully presented food - almost like it is not really food, but ornament. I hope you had a grand trip.